Individual Details

Robert Clopton

(27 Jan 1683 - Bet Oct 1747 and Nov 1750)



The first mention of Robert in St Peters Vestry records is in Sept of 1718 when he was paid for 47 foot of plank. He was a tobacco viewer in 1724-1729. In September of 1732, he was on a commission to view the Glebe report on the condition of the houses & garden pailing. He was also being paid for keeping Chas. Barker. The meeting of 1733 reveals that Charles Baker had died and been buried during the year & Robert Clopton was reimbursed for his expenses. In Oct of 1747, Robert was paid for making a coffin for George Mason.



Events

Birth27 Jan 1683York County, Virginia
Marriage18 Dec 1711New Kent County, Virginia - Sarah Ann Scott
Marriage22 Mar 1720New Kent County, Virginia - Mary Crump
DeathBet Oct 1747 and Nov 1750New Kent County, Virginia

Families

SpouseSarah Ann Scott ( - 1719)
ChildBertha Clopton (1712 - )
Child[Daughter] Clopton (1714 - )
ChildMargaret Clopton (1717 - )
SpouseMary Crump ( - )
ChildFrances Clopton (1723 - )
ChildWilliam Clopton (1725 - )
ChildRobert Clopton (1728 - )
ChildAbner Clopton (1731 - )
FatherWILLIAM CLOPTON (1655 - 1733)
MotherANN BOOTH (1647 - 1716)
SiblingAnn Clopton (1676 - 1741)
SiblingElizabeth Clopton (1682 - )
SiblingWilliam Clopton (1685 - 1733)
SiblingWALTER CLOPTON (1688 - 1758)

Endnotes

1. Lucy Lane Erwin, The Ancestry of William Clopton of York County, Virginia, (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., 1939), p.137.

2. The Parish Register of St. Peter's; New Kent County, Virginia (Book & Job Printers. Richmond. 1904), p.47.

3. Lucy Lane Erwin, The Ancestry of William Clopton of York County, Virginia, (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., 1939), p.138.

4. Transcribed and Edited by C. G. Chamberlayne, VESTRY BOOK AND REGISTER OF ST. PETER'S PARISH. New Kent and James City Counties Virginia. 1684-1786 (Virginia State Library, Richmond, 1937), p.303.